Analysis
Subheading 5911.20 covers bolting cloth, whether or not made up, within heading 5911. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 3 US tariff lines below it are national.
2 of its 3 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (67%) and 1 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 3.3%. The median line pays duty-free.
The US splits it as follows: 5911.20.10 for fabrics principally used for stenciling purposes in screen-process… (3.3%), 5911.20.20 for other: of silk (duty-free) and 5911.20.30 for other: other (229) (duty-free).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Broadwoven Fabric Mills (313210). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 5911.20 once they fall within heading 5911 (textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in note 8 to this chapter). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 5911.20.10 | Fabrics principally used for stenciling purposes in screen-process printing | 3.3% |
| 5911.20.20 | Other: of silk | Free |
| 5911.20.30 | Other: other (229) | Free |